By CHERYLL D. FIEL Jim Galez, a member of the regional secretariat of partylist group Bayan Muna, was driving his motorcycle on the road to Barangay Little Panay in Panabo City on Wednesday, May 19, when shot by still unidentified gunmen.
By CHERYLL D. FIEL The City Board of Canvassers lowered the threshold of votes necessary for the winning candidates to be proclaimed winners. The Board proclaimed the winners five hours after it resumed counting of votes on Wednesday, May 12.
By CHERYLL D. FIEL It was not the machine glitches that many people were worried about but the poll clerk’s hunt for names of registered voters and other verification procedures that slowed down the voting process in the recently-concluded elections.
By CHERYLL D. FIEL The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has placed the city under its control in the country’s first automated elections.
By CHERYLL D. FIEL The speaker issued a call to his comrades in the mountains to continue fighting. He said this is “the only way to end the suffering of the Filipino people.”